From 4d94f7bba0bcc084e9a58cf806d4fec10187d952 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Whalen Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:22:21 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about RAM to docs (closes issue #40) --- docs/index.rst | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index 12787bf..860d0d1 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -673,8 +673,13 @@ For CentOS, RHEL, and other RPM systems, follow the Elastic RPM guides for maximum JVM heap sizes in ``/etc/elasticsearch/jvm.options`` to more reasonable levels, depending on your server's resources. + Make sure the system has at least 2 GB more RAM then the assigned JVM + heap size. + Always set the minimum and maximum JVM heap sizes to the same - value. For example, to set a 4 GB heap size, set + value. + + For example, to set a 4 GB heap size, set .. code-block:: bash